Originally Posted by RicoD

no legally sane parent would do that off the bat

they'd just think of it as "just a phase"

Some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.

:rick:

Originally Posted by å

the kid snuck out of the house and purchased a video game that he wasn't allowed to buy.... the father punished him...

i don't see any wrong doing on the fathers part (except the hiding the key better)

the kid was lashing out.. but he obviously wasn't thinking of the consequences... he is 17 ... should know better by that age, unless you have some sort of personality disorder... antisocial or similar.

Originally Posted by Just Janna

By "be a better parent" I meant be able to realise when your kid is :loco: